Thanks to those who responded, I will make every effort to answer questions posed. My intent is to build again, stator and rotors. I'd like to do it more correct this time, and get more than a few months out of it. None of my comments below are flaming anyone, I'd like some insight.
I built my mill starting about 6 months ago, per instructions online. After my build cycle was well along I began noticing several deviations/improvements by otherpower commentators ("we don't do it that way anymore") made regarding resins used, casting the lugs into stator mold, stainless straps for magnets on rotors, et cetera. Is there a concise location for the changes to the online published information. Would purchasing a hard copy of the instructions be "current".
Will the overheating have damaged the magnets? What is the likelyhood of me damaging them during removal. The fiberglass resin they are encased in shows discoloration and cracking. Is there a way to test the magnet strength? (without a full scale physics lab)
Answers to questions--
Did it stop working or did it carry on working with smoke coming out?
Ans. It was spinning fast, smoking and still putting out current and voltage. A few seconds later, during a lull or due to mechanical resistance, it slowed down and I used the kill switch to stop. After that, little to no rotation when kill switch removed, even though wind was still pretty fair.
Like volts, amps and therefor watts?
Ans. Battery voltage was in low 50's (52-53 volts, Current was 15a plus, wattage therefore would be between approx 800 w and 1600, assuming current may have been as high as 30a.
Its a 48 volt unit but what was the actual voltage at the time?
Ans. Battery bank voltage was in low 50s at smoke point and shutdown.
Wire ga. how many turns? Magnet size and shape? Did I miss disc diameter and stator thickness?
Ans. 17 ga wire, 140 turns, as per build instructions. Magnets are 1x2x.5 neo. 12" diameter rotors of 1/4" plate, as per build instructions. Stator thickness was approx. 1/2, per build instructions.
Additional information from Poster---
Rotor/stator/rotor gap was approx 3/32" (varied a little)
103 foot tower, tower drop is 10 ga wire transitioning to 6 ga wire at disconnect, for the 120 foot run to the house.
Rectifiers (full wave bridges-purchased from OtherPower) were not substantially warm to touch. They are mounted on a substantial heatsink.
My tail assembly weighs 21 lbs. Is this close to standard. Does a standard exist? The vane material cannot amount to a pound or two either way compared to the weldment. How does one then "lighten the tail if it is too heavy, and built per specifications", as suggested.
Here are pictures of disassembly